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• CLINTON, N.J., Dec. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unity Bank has provided a multimillion construction loan to Somerset County entrepreneur Gulshan Chhabra to develop a 122-unit assisted living and memory care residential facility and an adult day care center at the site of Clinton’s former Holiday Inn at 111 West Main Street, which closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• “We are creating the premier assisted living facility in the United States,” said Chhabra, who had owned the hotel since 2011.
• Courtyard Luxury Senior Living will fill a community need because there is a shortage of approximately 1,100 assisted living beds in our marketplace.
• “I am excited about what we will accomplish with the assisted living center because we will truly help many people live better, more fulfilling lives.”

• Clinton joins Net Zero Holdings to enhance its' global footprint and additions to the recycling and collections facilities.
• HOUSTON and MADRID, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Zero Holdings and its subsidiaries (collectively "NetZero"), a global project proponent and marketer of environmental credits, carbon credits, low carbon fuels and renewable energy credits, announced today the appointment of Clinton B. Williams ("C.
• as its' President to lead the logistics required for its global expansion.
• There is steadily rising demand around the world to mitigate the impact end-of-life tires, plastics and other organic waste have on the environment.

• CLINTON, N.J., Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY), parent company of Unity Bank, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per common share.
• Such dividend is payable on September 22, 2023, to shareholders of record as of September 8, 2023.
• Unity Bancorp, Inc. is a financial service organization headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey, with approximately $2.6 billion in assets and $1.8 billion in deposits.
• For additional information about Unity, visit our website at www.unitybank.com , or call 800-618-BANK.

• As communication scholars, we were interested in the applications of AI in supporting manipulative communication efforts.
• Our recent book, Social Engineering: How Crowdmasters, Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls Created a New Form of Manipulative Communication looks at how the internet affected manipulative communication.

AI chatbots

• • Deepfake technology: AI algorithms can be used to generate fake audio or video content that appears to be real, making it easier to spread false information or manipulate individuals.
• • Personalized advertising: AI algorithms can analyze data about a person’s behavior, preferences, and relationships to create targeted advertisements that manipulate their emotions and influence their purchasing decisions.
• Each of these stages can be automated, with new AI tools increasing the pace and intensity.

Trashing

• Trashing is the stage where the masspersonal social engineer gathers information on potential targets.
• While social engineers still go through physical trash, these days trashing takes place in digital environments.
• For example, trashing was key to the Russian hack of former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta’s emails in 2016.

Pretexting

• A pretext is the role a masspersonal social engineer plays when trying to get information or manipulate a target.
• For example, in a phishing email, the phisher is playing a role as a bank or government representative.
• And for several years people have sounded alarms about deepfake videos and audio of political figures.

Bullshitting

• The third and final stage, bullshitting, is the actual engagement with the target.
• As moral philosopher Harry Frankfurt famously defines it, “bullshit” is not lying — it’s the indifference to truth.
• The primary concern here is the production of seemingly real content that is meant to deceive or muddy debate.

Increased intensity

• But automated manipulative communication is a new development, increasing the pace and intensity of disinformation and misinformation.
• We hope that this framework, which breaks down the manipulative communication process into stages, helps future researchers and policymakers come to grips with this development.
• Addressing pretexting can involve more transparency in the funding for advertising campaigns, particularly in the case of political advertising on social media.